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Write a 6-8 page assessment of the way circumstances in a case study unfairly impact members of one or more diverse populations, and the cultural competencies psychology, counseling, or medical professionals may use to help resolve such issues. Present research methods and findings that support your thinking and your approach to the developmental and cultural concerns of the case.
Write a 6–8 page paper in which you examine three main areas as they relate to the specific case you have selected:
Theory: Application of theory to the specific case.
Research: Understanding of research methods and application of findings.
Cultural Competence: Knowledge and application of cultural competency skills.
Theory
Select a minimum of two theories that are relevant to the case you chose. The theories should help explain concerns for the client, such as developmental or contextual issues. Analyze how those psychological theories point toward potential solutions for a problem.
Of the theories you select, make sure at least one provides a framework for understanding the cultural issues between the individuals in the case.
Explain how these theories help us to understand the individual client or patient in the case and how they can direct the professionals in the case to a potential solution.
Note that theory can help us understand where the individual (client or patient) is in her development. For example, psychosocial theory would help explain individual development, and ecological systems theory would help explain the impact of environmental interaction on the individual.
Research
Select two original research studies that help us understand the situation in the case you selected and potentially lead to interventions in the case.
Cite the research studies, using APA style.
Explain the research design and methods used in the research studies. What type of research was conducted, who was studied, and how?
Describe the researchers’ findings.
Next, explain how the findings in the studies relate to the case you selected. How do these findings help us formulate a potential solution or intervention in the case?
Cultural Competence
Use a model of cultural competency to explain the competencies needed for working in a culturally diverse environment.
Apply those cultural competencies to assist the professional in your case to help resolve a particular culture-related issue.
Construct a plan to develop your own professional cultural sensitivity. For this section, you may write in the first person.
Explain how the guidelines you developed for the professional will help guide you in your future work as a professional.
Discuss some steps you could take to further your own growth in cultural competencies.
The following is a recommended structure for organizing your work for this assessment:
Create a title page: Write a brief title that concisely conveys the purpose of this report. It is suggested that you use the APA Paper Template- See attachment APA Paper Template [DOCX]to format your paper according to the APA manual (7th current edition).
Write an introduction: For the introduction section of your paper, include the title at the top of the first page. (In APA format, the word Introduction is not used as a heading.) Briefly summarize:
The case you have chosen.
How theories and research, in general terms, explain why the issue may have developed.
How the case relates to culture-related attitudes that may affect future professional behavior.
Create a heading titled Cultural Issue: Describe how the circumstances in the case study you chose unfairly impact members of one or more of the populations described in the Introduction to Hays’s ADDRESSING Model document.
Create a heading titled Theoretical Explanations: Apply two or more psychological theories to explain how this culture-related issue may have developed.
Create a heading titled Professional Behaviors: Analyze how attitudes related to culture, ethnicity, and diversity may have adversely affected professional behaviors within the case study scenario.
Create a heading titled Research Findings: Present the research methods and findings from two research studies and analyze how they relate to your selected case.
Create a heading titled Proposed Cultural Guidelines and Competencies:
Evaluate what cultural competencies a psychologist may use to help resolve this culture-related issue.
Propose general guidelines to improve or resolve this cultural issue and help prevent its reoccurrence.
Describe the competencies necessary for working in a culturally diverse environment.
Integrate psychological principles with your personal values and goals to formulate guidelines for your personal and professional behavior with regard to culture, ethnicity, and diversity.
Create a heading titled Conclusion:
Reflect upon and assess how your own attitudes associated with culture, ethnicity, and diversity may affect your future professional behaviors.
Explain how the guidelines you developed will help you.
Discuss some steps you could take to further your own growth in cultural competencies.
Refer to the Cultural Competency and Research Analysis Scoring Guide to ensure you meet the criteria for this assessment.
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Written communication is well organized and free from errors that detract from the overall message.
APA style: Comply with current APA style and formatting.
Number of resources: A minimum of four academic resources.
Length: 6–8 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding the cover page and references.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Note: The assessments in this course build upon one another.
Consider how your own culture impacts your development, behaviors, attitudes, and choices in terms of daily interactions with persons similar to or different from you. In the workplace, cultural awareness is critical, particularly in terms of the changing demographics in our society. Most jobs involve working with people from different cultural backgrounds. These individuals can be coworkers, clients, supervisors, or subordinates. To be successful, it is important to develop the ability to work and interact with people from different cultures. In other words, you need to be culturally competent.
Case Study 1
Chelsea, Elementary School Counselor
Chen, Adopted from China
Chelsea and Chen
Chelsea, a 34-year-old white female, moved to Riverbend City five years ago. After she completed her master’s internship in school counseling, she took a job as the school counselor in the Riverbend City elementary school system.
She is working with Chen, a nine-year-old girl. When Chen was five, Mr. and Mrs. Clark adopted her through an agency that works in conjunction with Chinese orphanages. Although Chen had been in the orphanage since birth, it took longer to find a family for her because she was born with a cleft palate.
The Clarks could afford and were willing to pay for the surgery to repair Chen’s palate. The surgery took place when Chen was six years old. It was hard on Chen to have such a major surgery, but her palate and lip were corrected with a moderate remaining scar.
The Clarks are loving parents, committed to Chen’s adjustment and progress, and are cooperating with any recommendations given by professionals. The Clarks have no other children.
Chen is small for her age and is very quiet. She is in the third grade and is a good student. As a reading project, each member of the class had to give a book report in front of the class. Chen read her chosen book and wrote the book report, but refused to stand in front of the class to give the report. When the teacher tried to nudge Chen to give her report, Chen ran out of the room crying.
The teacher was concerned about the incident, Chen’s lack of confidence in herself, and her seeming inability to interact with the other children. So she referred Chen to Chelsea.
Consider the individual, family, societal, cultural, and ethical issues that Chelsea must think about as she interacts with Chen, her teacher, and her adoptive parents.
Resources: See Attached along with,
https://www.apa.org/education-career/guide/subfields/quantitative
Boyle, J., Connolly, M., & MacKay, T. (2016). Systematic review and meta-analysis. Educational and Child Psychology, 33(3), 76–91.
Doucerain, M., Vargas, S., & Ryder, A. G. (2016). Mixed-methods research: Integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches to the psychological study of culture. In N. Zane, G. Bernal, & F. T. L. Leong (Eds.), Evidence-based psychological practice with ethnic minorities: Culturally informed research and clinical strategies (pp. 147–167). American Psychological Association.
The resources in this section and the next are intended to further
your understanding of cultural competency and cultural sensitivity and
the skills that go with them. Some resources are general and will help
guide you in deepening your conversation around any of the cases from
the Case Studies multimedia presentation. Other resources may target
understanding in a specific case. For example, the article by Verbovaya
(2016) directly addresses the theory related to cultural issues in
international adoption and is therefore directly related to Chen’s case.
Complete the following multimedia presentations: (I have Transcripts if needed please let me know).
What is Diversity?
The Impact of Diversity.
Cultural Differences.
Cultural Dimensions.
Use the Capella Library to read the following:
Abernethy, A. D., & Eriksson, C. B. (2019). The power of relationships for bridging difference. Training and Education in Professional Psychology.
Di Stefano, G., Cataldo, E., & Laghetti, C. (2019). The client-oriented model of cultural competence in healthcare organizations. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 12(3), 189–196.
Feize, L., & Gonzalez, J. (2018). A model of cultural competency in social work as seen through the lens of self-awareness. Social Work Education, 37(4), 472–489.
Flynn, P. M., Betancourt, H., Emerson, N. D., Nunez, E. I., & Nance, C. M. (2019). Health professional cultural competence reduces the psychological and behavioral impact of negative healthcare encounters. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.
Verbovaya, O. (2016). Theoretical explanatory model of international adoption failure: Attachment and ecological systems perspectives. Adoption Quarterly, 19(3), 188–209.
Robinson, W. L., Brown, M., Beasley, C. R., & Jason, L. A. (2017). Advancing prevention intervention from theory to application: Challenges and contributions of community psychology. In M. A. Bond, I. Serrano-García, C. B. Keys, M. Shinn (Eds.), APA handbook of community psychology: Methods for community research and action for diverse groups and issues (pp. 193–213). American Psychological Association.
Comas-Díaz, L. (2012). Multicultural consciousness: Extending cultural competence beyond the clinical encounter. In Multicultural care: A clinician’s guide to cultural competence (pp. 227–246). American Psychological Association.
Cultural Competencies of a Psychologist:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Prevention Information Network. (n.d.). Cultural competence. https://npin.cdc.gov/pages/cultural-competence
Chan, A. W., Yeh, C. J., & Krumboltz, J. D. (2015). Mentoring ethnic minority counseling and clinical psychology students: A multicultural, ecological, and relational model. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62(4), 592–607
Delphin-Rittmon, M. E., Flanagan, E. H., Bellamy, C. D., Diaz, A.,
Johnson, K., Molta, V., Williamson, B., Cruza-Guet, M., & Ortiz, J.
(2016). Learning
from those we serve: Piloting a culture competence intervention
co-developed by university faculty and persons in recovery. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 39(1), 14–19.
Hall, W. J., Chapman, M. V., Lee, K. M., Merino, Y. M., Thomas, T. W., Payne, B. K., & Coyne-Beasley, T. (2015). Implicit racial/ethnic bias among health care professionals and its influence on health care outcomes: A systematic review. American Journal of Public Health, 105(12), e60–e76.
Cultural Competency and Research Analysis Scoring Guide-
MUST MEET DISTINGUISHED CRITERIA.
Criteria Non-performance Basic Proficient Distinguished
Analyze how psychological theories point toward potential solutions for a problem. Does not analyze how psychological theories point toward potential solutions for a problem. Describes but does not analyze how psychological theories point toward potential solutions for a problem. Analyzes how psychological theories point toward potential solutions for a problem. Analyzes how psychological theories point toward potential solutions
for a problem and evaluates which potential solutions seem most
promising.
Explain research methods used in multiple research studies. Does not explain research methods used in multiple research studies. Explains research methods used in multiple research studies but the explanation is inaccurate or incomplete. Explains research methods used in multiple research studies. Explains research methods used in multiple research studies and
evaluates the appropriateness of the research methods for the issues
being studied.
Analyze how research findings suggest potential solutions in a case. Does not analyze how research findings suggest potential solutions in a case. Describes but does not analyze how research findings suggest potential solutions in a case. Analyzes how research findings suggest potential solutions in a case. Analyzes how research findings suggest potential solutions in a case and evaluates the probability of success of the solutions.
Evaluate cultural competencies based on a model of cultural competency
that a psychologist may use to help resolve a particular culture-related
issue. Does not describe cultural competencies a psychologist may use to help resolve a particular culture-related issue. Describes cultural competencies a psychologist may use to help resolve a particular culture-related issue. Evaluates cultural competencies based on a model of cultural
competency that a psychologist may use to help resolve a particular
culture-related issue. Develops explicit, cogent criteria to evaluate what cultural
competencies a psychologist may use to help resolve a particular
culture-related issue.
Construct a plan to develop one’s own professional cultural sensitivity. Does not construct a plan to develop one’s own professional cultural sensitivity. Constructs a plan to develop one’s own professional cultural
sensitivity but the plan is incomplete, unrealistic, or inappropriate. Constructs a plan to develop one’s own professional cultural sensitivity. Constructs a plan to develop one’s own professional cultural sensitivity. Provides a timeline for implementation of the plan.
Communicate clearly supporting a central idea with good organization of thought, and correct grammar and sentence structure. Does not communicate clearly supporting a central idea with good
organization of thought, and correct grammar and sentence structure. Communicates to support a central idea, but there are multiple
errors in organization of thought, or grammar and sentence structure
that interfere with the communication. Communicates clearly supporting a central idea with good organization of thought, and correct grammar and sentence structure. Communicates clearly supporting a central idea with good
organization of thought, and correct grammar and sentence structure with
few errors.
Apply APA style and formatting to written work. Does not apply APA style and formatting to written work. Applies APA style and formatting to written work with errors in
attribution to sources through in-text citations or references, or in
APA style for formatting documents. Applies APA style and formatting to written work. Applies APA style and formatting to written work. Exhibits correct
attribution of sources through in-text citations and references with few
errors, and adheres to APA style for formatting documents.
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